Cathcart Street Primary School

WirralCommunity school

Dover Close, Wirral, CH41 3JY

Headteacher: Mrs Catherine CooksonSchool website ↗Pupils: 224 (capacity: 274)

Ofsted RatingInspected 26 March 2024Full report ↗

Requires Improvement

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Requires Improvement
Behaviour in School
Requires Improvement
Pupils' Wider Development
Requires Improvement
School Leadership
Requires Improvement

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
26.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
0.0%

Reading

Expected level55.0%
Exceeding10.0%
Average scoreReading Average ScoreAverage scaled score in the reading test (range 80–120, average = 100)100.0

Writing

Expected level48.0%
Exceeding3.0%

Maths

Expected level32.0%
Exceeding3.0%
Average scoreMaths Average ScoreAverage scaled score in the maths test (range 80–120, average = 100)95.0

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

✓ Not Oversubscribed
Year 3 places per year
22
Applications received
31
Families who got their first-choice
1.0%

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
77.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
26.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
19.0%

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Results Over Time

Detailed year-by-year figures

YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1637.0%0.0%-3.7+3.7+0.1
2016/1752.0%0.0%+1.5+2.7-0.4
2017/1843.0%3.0%-3.8+1.4-1.3
2018/1963.0%7.0%+1.5+0.8+2.1
2022/2323.0%0.0%-1.1+0.3-3.7
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2024/2526.0%0.0%---